Philippines: US lawmaker's bid to halt security aid won't succeed


MANILA, Sept 25 (Reuters): A US lawmaker's push to block police and military aid to the Philippines over human rights concerns is unlikely to succeed, because of the friendship between the leaders of the two countries, a senior government official said.

The Philippines is confident the United States will give more weight to its ties with the Philippines and President Rodrigo Duterte's personal friendship with counterpart Donald Trump, said Duterte's spokesman, Harry Roque (pic) on Thursday (Sept 24).

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